cycling tank

I am ready to start cycling my tank. I soaked my reef rock in a tub of 2.0 Ammonia with MicroBacter XLM for over a month. The tank is now up and running for a few days. I have calibrated all of my meters, including my Apex probes (most are Hanna though). Here are my stats: Temp: 78.3 NH3 0.50 (I...

I have a 120 gallon freshwater tank that was recently set up things are going fine but having a little more of an issue bringing ammonia and nitrite levels down. So I have a few questions on not just what could help but also what affects the increasing levels I have been starting to get here and...

Hi! I'm new here and I'm also new to the hobby! I just received a used 30 gallon tank as of last week. During the past week I have been cycling my tank as one should do when starting a new saltwater tank. Thing is, my Nitrates are through the roof! I just got my Nitrates Hanna checker a couple...

I have been cycling tanks, both saltwater, and freshwater, and had never seen this happening. I have been cycling a new system for a few weeks now. I have been using Dr. Tim's ammonia chloride solution. Every time ammonia falls below 1 mg/L I add some more to get the concentration around 2. I...

Hello there, I've got a 45 gallons tank with sand, rocks, 2 hang on back filters (Fluval c4 and Fluval c3) with a small skimmer at home. I just bought a 4 years old 90 gallons from a friend that have a sump with filter socks and a good skimmer with all its rocks in it. So the idea is that I...

Hey guys so I have purchased MicroBacter dry rock bacteria Starter kit. Have a couple questions relating to the cycling. It will be a fishless cycle. And i have a waterbox 70.2 gal (262L) total water volume obviously rock and sand will reduce this volume. After reading instructions about how...

Hi guys, I will receive soon 33lbs (15kg) of dry Marco rocks that I'm going to put in a new tank (REEFER 170). The tank is empty, no water, no equipment, nothing. So here is the way I plan to cure and seed the rocks and cycle the tank altogether. Tell me guys how you feel about it, I...